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Newspaper
Iowa Citizen
Location
Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
4
Reports from Portsmouth and Tokio describe delaying tactics in peace talks over Korea and indemnity terms. De Witte advocates publicity while Japan seeks secrecy, with Russians attending Episcopal worship in Portsmouth and Japanese officials quietly joining Protestant services in Kitaky, Me.
Japanese officials say Count Cassini pressed for strict secrecy at the Washington plenipotentiaries to keep proceedings out of the press amid hostile U.S. sentiment toward Russia. They cite international precedent, noting secrecy was used in the Paris peace talks after the Spanish American War. De Witte claims he knew nothing of the secrecy until the first plenipotentiary meeting and says he would publish everything if the Japanese agree.
Russians and Japanese peace missions attended Episcopal services yesterday with the Russians at morning services and the Japanese at evening. De Witte, joking on Saturday, said he was not a Japanese and preferred to attend the Sabbath service as a good Christian.
A massive landslide half a mile west of Spence's bridge near Ashcroft British Columbia sent the Thompson River waters over an Indian village. Fifteen Indians are reported missing and twelve injured as wreckage is scattered along the riverbank.
In Oyster Bay New York S W reports that during this week or next President Roosevelt will see a test of the submarine boat Dpunger. He will not board the vessel. The exhibition will occur in Long Island Sound a short distance from Oyster Bar entrance.
A broken bolt broke loose on Ambler boulevard near University Circle causing seven injuries as a team of horses bolted and some gear broke loose. One victim is a baby. Edward Ianney, resident of May District, was among the injured.
A curious farmyard note from Farmland Indiana describes a lively one month old chicken with unusually long legs. The bird is said to have four legs in total, with two extra behind, and is priced accordingly as a novelty at the market near Ang Wilt Afills.
Scores from multiple baseball leagues across cities on Saturday and Sunday. Dominant games include Chicago Brooklyn 15 Chicago 4 and New York 7 Detroit 1 in the American Association standings. Other notable results include Cincinnati 7 Boston 2 and St Louis 14 New York 1 in the National League era.
A fast east bound passenger train on Nickel Plate collided with a westbound freight near Vermillion, killing twelve and injuring at least twenty five. The crash, blamed on freight crew failure to obey orders, left many laborers dead or injured, with several listed as possibly dying.
A freight train failed to obey orders to take a siding, colliding with a speeding passenger, killing engineer C Poole and fireman Haefner. Passengers in the smoker suffered cuts and bruises. sleepers remained largely uninjured. Investigation underway. timing and orders fault attributed. Another rear-end crash near Kinsley, Kansas kills fireman Tenry Swartz and yardman Slee sie, injures engineer Ramsey. Westbound collision near Clyde blamed on missed orders.
New Orleans reports 105 new yellow fever cases and nine deaths on Saturday with foci spreading to 25 new points. Daily totals rise. 343 cases under treatment and 1,000 plus cases to date. Dr White cites concealment and residence changes as key spread factors and expects the epidemic to grow before containment.
Manila reports surgeons connected with the city board of health claim a positive cure for leprosy after testing twenty five cases with X ray methods. Six patients are absolutely cured and several with severe tissue loss show recovery. All cases observed for six months show no traces of the disease germs in blood. The surgeons refuse to reveal names or seek rewards.
Bishop A Coke Smith of the Southern Methodist church is dangerously ill in Asheville. His wife, then in Norfolk, Va., has been telegraphed for. Also reported a fire destroyed the Helcnes Gas Engine Works at 35-41 Bay Street San Francisco causing losses ranging from 15000 to 206090 dollars.
The outline covers European study plans by Charles M Selowal and wage hikes for blowers and lathers in Amalgamated Waiden Glass Workers. It notes Cornelius P Shea reelected as national president of tegasters unions in Philadelphia with multiple Chicago offices, a fatal lamp blast in Paducah, and drownings in Wisconsin. It cites czar manifest delays, Justice Brewer suggesting Jane Addams for Chicago, a Paris interview on women’s genius, a clairvoyant swindle, Thurston appealing to the Supreme Court, U S railroad value over 71 billion, Venezuela’s 1 million contract for artillery, Trounce Silshy in Seneca Falls, and Soo Chow reporting anti US boycott turning political.
In Aug 14 Chris tiania, the Norwegian referendum yielded strong support for dissolving the union with Sweden. Of 450000 voters, about 320000 cast ballots while roughly one in three thousand opposed the dissolution. Absentees abroad accounted for the vote gap as crowds celebrated with national colors and banners.
Manila August 14 A grand ball in the marble hall of the government house honored Miss Roosevelt by citizens. She wore a vice regal native gown presented by Filipino ladies who spent three months making it. Thousands attended including foreign Indies in native costumes. Rear Admiral Ennquist and staff were present. The Taft party shipped on the Logan at 3 p m yesterday for a southern trip.
Aug 14 Londonderry reports fierce Orange riots the worst in years during the relief of Derry celebration. Many injured, no deaths. Twenty houses wrecked as Orangemen attacked Nationalists and stoned police. Fear of wider rioting across the country. Also notes a boat race in Rochester where Iroquois wins by margin over Termeraire, off Summerville.
New York reports tentative bakers agreement reached Saturday but Loss bakers meet and reject terms, vowing to resist strikers' demands to the end. Philadelphia notes battleship Kameas launched in Camden with spring water godmother. Graveland reports a fall sale of well known horses amid betting law agitation and poor eel demand.
Washington officials say nearly all of the 10 million dollar appropriation for starting canal work has been spent. The inquiry by the Office of Administration notes extensive expenditure with a total cost figure reported as 516,000,000 to date.
Typhoid in Washington shows twelve new cases reported today. Since July first, the city has 246 cases with 184 white and 81 colored people. Seventeen have recovered and twenty six have died.
Duluth Minn Aug 14 G Gray Holston 23 son of timber dealer D E Toylston drowned in Duluth Bay while sailing with a party of Christian Findexvorers camping on Wark Taint. Also reports speak of enormous crops in South Dakota and a bomb attack in Belostok Russia with fatalities.
Oyster Bay Aug 34 The Roosevelt presidency faces strong pressure against calling an extraordinary session next November officials indicate a decision may come after his September return. If held it would start three weeks before the regular session, with possible fall trips to the South to ease fever concerns.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts returned from Europe and attended a dinner at Sagamore Hill. He said the visit was purely personal and he noted cordial European regard for the United States and cautious optimism about peace negotiations at Portsmouth. He spoke briefly on the conference with the president and had not read newspapers for a week. Also reports include petrified remains of Clara Barton relatives in Oxford and trial date set for Packers cases in Chicago.
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